1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1988–89 NBA season was the 76ers 40th season in the NBA and 26th season in Philadelphia.[1] In the 1988 NBA draft, the 76ers selected power forward Charles D. Smith from the University of Pittsburgh with the third overall pick, but then traded him to the Los Angeles Clippers for shooting guard Hersey Hawkins from Bradley University, as the team needed more backcourt scoring to complement the inside play of Charles Barkley.[2] The team also acquired Ron Anderson from the Indiana Pacers during the off-season.[3] The Sixers would return to the NBA Playoffs after failing to qualify in 1988, finishing second in the Atlantic Division with a 46–36 record.[4]

1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachJim Lynam
General managerJohn Nash
Owner(s)Harold Katz
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Knicks 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPHL-TV
(Neil Funk, Steve Mix)
PRISM
(Jim Barniak, Matt Guokas)
RadioWIP
A ticket for a December 1988 game between the 76ers and the Hornets.

Barkley averaged 25.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game,[5] while Mike Gminski averaged 17.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1 3 blocks per game, and Hawkins provided the team with 15.1 points and 1.5 steals per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Anderson played a sixth man role, averaging 16.2 points per game off the bench, while Cliff Robinson provided with 15.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, but only played just 14 games due to a knee injury,[6] and Maurice Cheeks contributed 11.6 points, 7.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[7] Barkley also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[8]

In the postseason, the Sixers lost an Eastern Conference First Round series to the New York Knicks in a 3–0 sweep.[9] The second game was of note, because the team blew a 10-point lead with approximately 2 minutes left in the game, as Knicks guard Trent Tucker's three-point shot with less than 10 seconds left gave New York the win at home, 107–106.[10] Following the season, Cheeks and David Wingate were both traded to the San Antonio Spurs,[11] and Robinson was released to free agency.

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
13Charles SmithPF United StatesPittsburgh
244Everette StephensPG United StatesPurdue
254Herman MontenegroLouisiana State

Roster
1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 20 Anderson, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–15 Fresno State
F 34 Barkley, Charles (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn
G 1 Brooks, Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1965–07–31 UC Irvine
G 10 Cheeks, Maurice (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956–09–08 West Texas A&M
F 54 Coleman, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–11–14 Maryland
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959–08–03 Duke
G 33 Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–09–29 Bradley
G 12 Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1956–01–16 Virginia Commonwealth
F 31 Jones, Shelton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–04–06 St. John's
F 4 Robinson, Cliff  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1960–05–13 Southern California
C 41 Rowinski, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1961–01–04 Purdue
G 21 Smith, Derek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961–11–01 Louisville
F 45 Thornton, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–07–10 UC Irvine
C 44 Welp, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1964–01–02 Washington
G 25 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–12–15 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 20, 1989

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New York Knicks 5230.634–35–617–2418–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4636.561630–1116–2519–11
x-Boston Celtics 4240.5121032–910–3119–11
Washington Bullets 4042.4881230–1110–3117–13
New Jersey Nets 2656.3172617–249–329–21
Charlotte Hornets 2062.2443212–298–338–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons6319.768–
2 y-New York Knicks5230.63411
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.6956
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5230.63411
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59814
6 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57316
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4636.56117
8 x-Boston Celtics4240.51221
9 Washington Bullets4042.48823
10 Indiana Pacers2854.34135
11 New Jersey Nets2656.31737
12 Charlotte Hornets2062.24443
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3—6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6—1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1—0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0—2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2—3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3—1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1—1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1—1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1—2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1—1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1—4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4—0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0—4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4—2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2—2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2—0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0—2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2—3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3—2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2—0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0—3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3—2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Game log

Regular season
1988–89 game log
Total: 46–36 (Home: 29–12; Road: 17–24)
November: 10–5 (Home: 9–2; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 4 L.A. Clippers
2 November 5 Boston
3 November 8 Detroit
4 November 9 @ Milwaukee
5 November 11 Atlanta
6 November 15 @ Chicago
7 November 16 Chicago
8 November 18 New York
9 November 19 @ New York
10 November 22 @ Washington
11 November 23 Cleveland
12 November 25 Charlotte
13 November 26 Indiana
14 November 28 L.A. Lakers
15 November 30 Portland
December : 5–9 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16 December 1 @ Charlotte
17 December 3 @ Indiana
18 December 7 Denver
19 December 9 @ Boston
20 December 10 @ Detroit
21 December 13 Milwaukee
22 December 14 @ Atlanta
23 December 16 @ New Jersey
24 December 17 Utah
25 December 20 Dallas
26 December 25 Washington
27 December 27 @ Golden State
28 December 28 @ L.A. Lakers
29 December 30 @ Utah
January : 9–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 January 5 @ San Antonio
31 January 7 @ Houston
32 January 9 @ Dallas
33 January 11 New Jersey
34 January 13 Atlanta
35 January 15 @ Charlotte
36 January 16 Charlotte
37 January 18 Boston
38 January 20 @ Boston
39 January 21 @ Washington
40 January 25 Chicago
41 January 27 Golden State
42 January 28 @ New Jersey
43 January 31 @ Cleveland
February : 6–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
44 February 1 Washington
45 February 3 Detroit
46 February 8 Seattle
47 February 14 @ Indiana
48 February 15 Indiana
49 February 17 New Jersey
50 February 18 @ Cleveland
51 February 22 @ Miami
52 February 24 @ Phoenix
53 February 26 @ Denver
54 February 28 @ L.A. Clippers
March : 9–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
55 March 1 @ Sacramento
56 March 3 @ Portland
57 March 4 @ Seattle
58 March 6 Phoenix
59 March 7 @ Chicago
60 March 9 Sacramento
61 March 11 Detroit
62 March 15 New Jersey
63 March 16 @ New York
64 March 18 @ Washington
65 March 20 New York
66 March 22 Cleveland
67 March 24 San Antonio
68 March 26 @ Boston
69 March 28 Boston
70 March 31 Miami
April : 6–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
71 April 2 Houston
72 April 4 @ New York
73 April 5 @ Atlanta
74 April 7 @ Charlotte
75 April 8 @ Milwaukee
76 April 11 @ Cleveland
77 April 14 Charlotte
78 April 16 New York
79 April 18 Milwaukee
80 April 20 @ New Jersey
81 April 21 @ Detroit
82 April 23 Washington
1988–89 schedule

Playoffs
1989 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27 @ New York L 96–102 Ron Anderson (26) Charles Barkley (12) Maurice Cheeks (16) Madison Square Garden
19,591		 0–1
2 April 29 @ New York L 106–107 Charles Barkley (30) Charles Barkley (12) Maurice Cheeks (12) Madison Square Garden
19,591		 0–2
3 May 2 New York L 115–116 (OT) Charles Barkley (29) Charles Barkley (11) Maurice Cheeks (11) Spectrum
16,236		 0–3
1989 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

References
  1. 1988-89 Philadelphia 76ers
  2. "N.B.A. Draft; Manning, Then 3-Way Trade Give Hope to Lowly Clippers". New York Times. June 29, 1988. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. "N.B.A. '88-'89; League Is Changing, but Lakers Are Still on Top". New York Times. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. "1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. "1989 NBA All-Star Game: West 143, East 134". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  6. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Shelton Jones 76er Pact". The New York Times. January 25, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  7. "1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. "1988–89 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  9. "Pitino Rooting for Homecourt Edge". New York Times. May 4, 1989. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  10. "PRO BASKETBALL; Tucker's 3-Pointer Gives Knicks 2-0 Lead". New York Times. April 30, 1989. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  11. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; 76ers Trade Cheeks". New York Times. August 29, 1989. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

See also
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